Who is the most famous mouse in motion-picture history? Right, it’s none other than Mickey Mouse! After nearly 90 years, Mickey Mouse is perhaps the s     (1)  in the world.

Walt Disney invented Mickey Mouse while on a train trip b     (2)  New

York and Los Angeles. Mickey’s first movie came out in 1928. Minnie Mouse

also appeared in the movie. The movie was called Plane Crazy, but it was a s    (3)  movie. Later the same year, another movie called Steamboat Willie was also made. It was Mickey’s first “talking” movie and was a rapid s     (4)  . Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey, and Mickey was a star.

Mickey played the violin and piano well. During his first few years in show business, his roles always s  (5)  him as a musician. Later the studio decided to show him in other roles. These i  (6)  a soldier, a cowboy, a hunter, and a fire chief.

There is no doubt that Mickey was popular. He was the star of 21 movies in 1930 and 1931. In the years that followed, he became f   (7)  around the world. However, stars come and go. Donald Duck rose q   (8)  to fame (名声) in the late 1930s, slowly pushing out Mickey. Then, in 1940,

Mickey  played  the  role  of  the  sorcerer’s  (巫师)  helper  in Fantasia. A    (9)  the  movie  and

Mickey’s acting were wonderful, Mickey’s greatest movie-making days were over.

That did not m   (10)  , however, that Mickey was not still liked. In 1955 the Mickey Mouse Club came to television. Also, for over 60 years, Mickey has greeted people at many best-known Disneyland parks in the world.

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How important is shopping to you? How much time do you spend buying things? In the future, how much time will you spend in movie theaters, at amusement parks, at shopping malls, or at convenience stores?When you a   (1)   it all up, you will probably see you spend a lot of your l  (2)   consuming（消费）things. Consuming products is not necessarily bad. H  (3)  , if we spend too much time doing it, we should look at it carefully.

I_  (4)   that you have a week off from school, but you cannot spend any money ----- no shopping, no movies, no eating out.How would you spend your time?What things would bring you h_  (5)  ?Perhaps you would take a walk with your best friend. Perhaps you would help a child read. Or you might spend time with your family.

When we look back, it is l  (6)   that non-consuming experiences will be our most important m  (7)  . Why? Non-consuming activities are a_  (8)   , not passive. For example, each person who r  (9)  to a child will have a different experience. The experience changes with the reader, the child, and the book. Similarly, when you have a conversation with a friend, you are actively creating an experience. The conversation that you have with your friend cannot be experienced or recreated by anyone else. You make the experience y_  (10)  

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Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel c____  (1)  ____ to someone. It is nice to have a talk, laugh, and do things with friends. Surely, there are times when we need to be a____  (2)  ___. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel l____  (3)  ____ if we never have a friend.

Not two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on b____  (4)  ____ friends.

Sometimes friends move away. T____  (5)  ____ we feel very sad. We m____  (6)  ____them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is s____  (7)  _____ to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

Families sometimes n____  (8)  ____ their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live l___(9)_____ than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of y___  (9)  _____.

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One snowy and windy afternoon, Linda, an 11-year-old girl, went out to play. Unluckily, she was b (1)  into a snow ditch (沟) by the wind near the seashore. She was frightened and tried her best to get out of the ditch. But the ditch was quite d (2)  .

And she was too weak to do so. So Linda c__(3)__ for help at the top of her voice. But she could h  (4)   nothing but the terrible noise of the wind. Nobody came to help her. She tried again and again. Her face was whipped (猛刮) by the s__(5)___ wind, and she was almost frozen. She wanted to give up hope. Just at that m__(6)__, Linda saw a black dog passing through the heavy snow. It was Villa, her true friend. She was very glad to see the sign of life. And the dog began to work as soon as she got to Linda. She cleaned the snow around Linda and r (7) _ out her big strong head to Linda. Linda closed both her arms round Villa’s neck. The dog backed away slowly, p (8)  her out of the ditch little by little. S_(9)___, Linda got out of the ditch at last. Then she stood up! With great difficulties, l (10)  by her true friend Villa, she was saved.

Villa, the lovely dog, was offered the prize ofBrave Dog of America.    

      The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route(路线)between China and the Mediterranean(地中海).It____(1)___(begin) during the Western Han Dynasty and has been a ____(2)____ [brɪdʒ] between East and West for over 2000 years.

The ancient road started from Chang’an（now Xi’an) and____(3)_____(end)in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers____(4)____and went across one-fourth of the planet. TheSilk Roadgot its name __ (5)___  Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade（玉）, ceramics（陶瓷）and iron  __(6)    (go) west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food___(7)_____carrots and sesame（芝麻）.

      The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade,   (1)   [ˈnɒlɪdʒ] about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts（工艺）and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures ___(9)____  (develop) and influenced each other.

Today, along the Silk Road there’re many places of   (2)   [ˈɪntrəst] , such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs fromBeijingacross theSilk Road.

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Once there was a beggar sleeping on the street. One day, he met a painter who was very poor. Soon the painter f __(1)_ sick because he worried too much. Before his death, the painter gave the beggar a painting, on which there were a pair of hands and a smiling face.The beggar was wild with j_(2)_ because he heard some painters became famous after death. So he started w_(3)_for one day to sell the painting at a high price. One year passed, two years passed, and he had waited for many years, but the painter didn’t become famous. Later, the beggar left this world with r_(4)_.

 Dramatically, another beggar got the same painting. He came to u_(5)_the painting. He didn’t think much, but laughed h_(6)_for a whole day instead. Since then, he no longer begged from others, but began m_(7)_money with his hands. After a few years, he had o_(8)_his house, his family and a smiling face.

 In fact, sometimes wealth does not m_(9)_money; it may be beside us. But if you don’t know how to d_(10)_it and dig it in the ordinary life, you might be “poor” all your life.

Dear Deborah,

  (1)  T     to you, we are able to have a comfortable “home” for our children to live and learn in this year. Last Monday, Michael and his sister, Janet, celebrated Michael’s 9th birthday with a cake and cards in the nice place. There was a look of   (2)  j     on their lovely faces. Thank you for your kind gift of $1,000 to Children’s Residential Services of Greater Boston. For the  (3)  h      children like Michael and Janet in our center, your  (4)  k        makes a difference to them.

  (5)  W      your help, we’ll buy new computers for our children in a day or two. The children can’t   (6)  w     to use the computers to do their homework and talk with their friends!

The computers are parts of our Excellence in Service Campaign that will  (7)  m    our “home”even nicer for Michael, Janet and their new friends.

We   (8)  w       like you to visit our “home”, so you can meet our children. We love to  (9)   s    you around our “home”, and the children enjoy meeting visitors. One or two might even show you what they can do with their new computers.

Janet Teebs, our development director (负责人), is going to  (10)   s    up a visit for you, or to answer any question you may have. Please call her at 520-446-0912, or e-mail her at janetteebs@CRS.com.

Again, thank you for all you did for our children. You are a part of their lives too.

Sincerely,

Malcolm Wexter

Executive Director

   

When someone asks you to do something you do not feel like doing, what should you do? It’s a good idea to say “no” at this time. It’s better to spend more time on some useful _(66)________ . However, you may worry others will think you impolite or__(67)________ . What should you do? Here are some tips that may help you.

It is OK to make up white lies. That doesn’t mean you are dishonest. __(68)________, it may make both you and the other person pleased and comfortable.

    When invited to a party that you do not want to take part in, you can say, “No, but thanks for the __(69)________ . That’s very kind of you.” In this way you can not only refuse (70)________ but make the person who invited you feel comfortable.

    When you don’t want to lie, just tell the _(71)________. You may say like this, “I want to spend more time on myself, __(72)________ I’ve decided to say ‘no’ to these activities.” In this way, people will see that you respect yourself, and as a result they’ll also pay you__(73)________respect.

    My last suggestion is to just do it. You may feel uncomfortable at first, but this is not the reason for_(74)________ “no”. Never make anything more complicated (复杂的) than it is.

    Feel proud of _(75)________ for being strong enough to say “no”.

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Readingis a very good hobby for all the students. You can know much about the world with the help of all kinds of books. I’m sure everyone has a favorite subject. For example, some are ①__________ in animals, some in history, and some are interested in literature. Mine is science. I like ②___it___ because it’s fun and useful.

My young daughter and I were flying to Miami for holiday. The plane was totally  f      73  . We couldn’t get seats together and were separated(分开) by the aisle（过道）. I asked two men if they would like to c      74    seats with us, so that we could be together. They r    75   .

At the same time, a mother w    76    three children also had the same problem as us. The mother held her baby, but her young son and his o     77   brother were separated from her. She was very concerned（担心）about the boys sitting with strangers. She was very worried, but nobody h      78    her. Suddenly a man said, “I think we can help you.” Then he and his group managed to make enough space for the f      79 .

My young daughter, however, was a       80  of not being next to a window or her mom. I told her I couldn’t do anything; we had to sit where we were. To my surprise, the man sitting next to me t        81  to me and said he really liked the seat near the aisle, so we changed seats and continued our trip h       82 .

Would that man give us his seat if the others hadn’t done so for the mom and her children? I don’t know. Perhaps k      83  is contagious（有传染性的）.